Single:
Living in a Child’s Dream entered the Australian singles chart* on 6 September 1967 and peaked at #7. It was #37 on the Top 100 of 1967.
Album:
The song is on The Masters Apprentices.
Songwriter:
Michael Bower
Producers:
Dick Heming, Roger Savage, Ian “Molly” Meldrum
Record label of Australian release:
Astor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Milesago:
Jim Keays’ book reveals that Molly Meldrum attended the recording session for Living in a Child’s Dream and had quite an influence on the eventual outcome; in fact this single might be considered his first production. Released at the peak of the ‘Summer Of Love’ psychedelic explosion, it became one of The Masters Apprentices’ biggest successes and was voted Australian Song of the Year in 1967.
Read more: www.milesago.com/artists/masters.htm
Lyrics:
See the windows of the green house, their painted yellow like doors
See the child who sits in wonder, at this brightly colored scene
See the clown who makes the children laugh, as he spins around and shows them all his tricks
Oh how I wish I where a little boy again, living in a child′s dream
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